Kijkuit

Dutch

Etymology

  • (Noord-Brabant) Attested as De Kykuit in 1838-1857. Compound of the imperative form of kijken (“watch, look”) and uit (“out”), here used as a synonym of uitkijk (“crow's nest, look-out”).
  • (Zeeland) Attested as Kijkuit in 1747. Compound of the imperative form of kijken (“watch, look”) and uit (“out”), here used as a synonym of uitkijk (“crow's nest, look-out”). Named after a former sconce.

Compare Kopaf, De Omval, Pasop, Rolaf and Valom. See also Zealandic Kiekuut.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɛi̯.kœy̯t/
  • Hyphenation: Kijk‧uit

Proper noun

Kijkuit n

  1. a hamlet in Bergen op Zoom, North Brabant, Netherlands
  2. a hamlet in Terneuzen, Zeeland, Netherlands

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “kijkuit”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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